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Maori All Blacks team named to play Championship XV

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Maori All Blacks Head Coach Jamie Joseph has named his team to play their second Aotearoa Fisheries European Tour match against RFU Championship XV team, at Castle Park in Doncaster tomorrow morning (Sunday, New Zealand Time).

The Maori All Blacks lost their tour opener against the Leicester Tigers 32 - 24 on Wednesday morning (NZ Time).

Joseph has made seven changes to his starting XV including fullback Trent Renata making his first start for the team. Jacob Ellison, Romana Graham, Nick Crosswell, Jamieson Gibson-Park, Declan O'Donnell and Jackson Willison all move into the starting side for this match.

"We're obviously disappointed with the loss earlier in the week against Leicester, but the players have moved on and they are very focused and committed to a winning performance," Joseph said.The Maori All Blacks team to play the Championship XV is:

Kickoff for the match is 12:05pm UK Time (1:05am Sunday NZT). The match will be broadcast live on SKY Sport 3 and The Rugby Channel with replays available tomorrow on Sky Sport 3, The Rugby Channel and Maori TV (Sunday 8:30pm).